| ASSERTIVE | A sure winner, they say, I have, speaking confidently (9) |
| IBEX | I'm unknown, as they say: I have a high life (4) |
| AESOP | Many of his tales have speaking animals |
| GLIB | Speaking confidently but dishonestly |
| MULTITASK | To act like a woman, they say, I must talk freely |
| INGESTIVE | Current joke, say, I have found absorbing |
| HOTTIP | A sure winner like a poker in the fire (3,3) |
| ASSERT | Declare a sure winner, say (6) |
| CERT | Taking part in the concert will be a sure winner (4) |
| DISCONCERT | Upset recording about a sure winner (10) |
| COCHAMP | 100 having a sure winner in entertainment (7) |
| SHOO | When followed by "-in," a sure winner |
| INTHEMINDSEYE | In the mines, I say I have a mental picture (2,3,4'1,3) |
| PLAYDUMB | Say "I have no idea what you mean," say |
| ALPACA | They say I will pack a woollen cloth (6) |
| EIDER | They say I used to own a duck! (5) |
| SHRUG | Sign language that uses the shoulders to say, "I have no idea" |
| HOMER | TV character who says "I have three kids and no money. Why can't I have no kids and three money?" |
| RICHARDIII | Shakespeare character who says "I have set my life upon a cast" |
| EYEPIECE | Says I have a chart for Clare and Iris perhaps? (8) |
